Fabio Bernini

TL;DR: Determination of the soluble lead fraction in soil, and of its bioaccumulation in the saprophagous Armadillidium sordidum (Isopoda) and the predator Ocypus olens (Coleoptera), showed that a significant portion of metallic Pb from spent pellets is bioavailable in the soil and can beBioaccumulated by edaphic organisms, entering the soil trophic network, but without biomagnification.

TL;DR: The bioindicator potential of the Berger–Parker index is assessed by comparing its variations among Mediterranean oribatid assemblages under different types of soil disturbance to show whether it is a practical and effective tool for monitoring biodiversity impairment linked to human disturbance in soil ecosystems.

TL;DR: It is found that the spatial distribution of Pb and Sb contamination in the fall-out area is strongly related to the flight path of pellets and the effects of annual cultivations conducted in the shooting range and those of heavy metal pollution result in a simplification and homogeneity of community composition.

TL;DR: It is observed that C. (M.) quilisi was able to excrete the metal-containing granules into the external medium by the moulting of the intestinal epithelium, confirming that the process of ionic retention of midgut cells is particularly significant in animals lacking Malpighian tubules.

TL;DR: An attempt to outline the evolutionary history and detect the starting points for the adaptive radiations of the Acarida is made on the basis of the known elements.